Stability and complexity in model ecosystems
Auteur :
May, Robert M
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691088617
Date de publication :
18 mars 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? This text addresses these questions and introduces non-linear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology.